Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Colombia
Colombia: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.334 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Colombia, 2017–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Colombia stood at 0.334. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Colombia peaked at 0.426 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.334, in 2025.
Colombia ranks 25th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.426 | — |
| 2022 | 0.382 | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.358 | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.368 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.334 | -9.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.334 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.334, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.334 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.378, 88% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.426 | 0.426 | 0.426 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.3605 | 0.334 | 0.382 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 22 Sri Lanka 0.338 compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.336 compare
- 24 Switzerland 0.335 compare
- 25 Spain 0.334 compare
- 27 Italy 0.322 compare
- 28 Netherlands 0.316 compare
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Colombia?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Colombia was 0.334 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.426 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.334 in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.